Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Stilt Sandpiper

Promops davisoni compared with Calidris himantopus

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Stilt Sandpiper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Stilt Sandpiper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Promops	Calidris
Species	Promops davisoni	Calidris himantopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Davison’s Mastiff Bat and Stilt Sandpiper share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Stilt Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Stilt Sandpiper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Stilt Sandpiper

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Stilt Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador